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If only the sorely miscast Dano had the weight to sell this guided tour of corruption — a role that could have been in the vein of one of Scorsese’s charismatic motormouth narrators.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The bigger issue is that investors who stuck with staples, foregoing bigger gains in hopes they would provide a smoother ride, have been sorely mistaken.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The Mac Mini was sorely in need of an update, and John Ternus hoped he didn’t need to go through design guru Jony Ive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"I counted him as a friend and a decent, principled and kind man. My brutha you will be sorely missed. RIP"

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Hadn’t he been sorely tempted to cheat on Mr. Benedict’s tests, when Rhonda made the offer?

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart